BOOK 18_1939-01-03 to 1942-08-10

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t 7 I 2R.5 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING REDWOOD CITY COUNCIL APRIL 7, 1941 5:00 P. M. Upon roll call the following were present: Councilmen L. C. Christensen, E. A. Fletcher, F. D: Granger, G. W. McNulty, Mayor H. F. Anderson, City Clerk C. W. Eltringham;=absent, Councilmen.H. W. Edmonds and W. M. Werder. The minutes of the regular meeting of March 17, 1941, and the adjourned regular meeting of March 31, 1941, were approved on motion of Councilman Christensen, seconded by Councilman Fletcher. There'was,,read a letter from Dr. Charles C. Gans•of the Health Department explain- ing that due to illness a representative of the department was not present at the last meeting. On motion of Councilman Fletcher, seconded.by Councilman McNulty, the City Collector was authorized to execute an agreement for sale of Lots 11 and 12, Block J, Boyd and Kent Addition, with Harold A. and Bessie E. Davies. The sale price of the property to be $600, payable $60 on signing the contract and the re-"_"'� mainder payable at the rate of $23 or more per month, with interest at the rate of 6% per"annum on the unpaid balance. The Redwood City Piublic Libravy in a letter addressed to the Council explained that due to the necessity of employing a typist formerly furnished and paid by the Works Progress Administration, it was necessary to ask that consideration be ,given to their request for additional funds for the current year. After dis- cussion, and on motion of Councilman Fletcher, seconded by Councilman Granger, it was decided to hold this matter over until the next regular meeting, and the City Manager was directed to submit a detailed statement covering the activities of the library for the remainder of the year. a.n1 There was read another letter from the Board of Trustees of the Redwood City Public Library with reference to taxes paid by citizens of Redwood City for the sup- port of the County Library and recommending that steps be taken to withdraw the citizens' participation in County Library activities, provided the amount now being contributed to the support of the County Library be included in the city tax rate and, added.to the budget of the city library. This matter was also discussed by the Council and ordered held over until the next regular meeting. In connection with a letter from Robert E. Callogg, 950 Hudson Street; relative to building permits issued for an amount greater than the apparent cost to con- struct the building, City Attorney Mansfield advised that under the building